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 Slang Quiz
Quilombo is used when something is difficult, complicated, or out of order. “¡Qué kilombo!”, where “kilombo” is short for “quilombo”, is the most common use of the word amongst Argentines.
What's New
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Expanish’s new Refer a Friend promotion gives students the
opportunity to win a $50 peso gift certificate to one of Buenos Aires
favorite restaurants, El Traipiche. By enrolling with or refering a
friend throughout the month of June, students are rewarded some of the
city’s best parrilla, or grill, on us!
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After a short delay in our weekly fútbol matches, our futbolistas
are back in full force. Students get together every Friday afternoon
with other students and our local Argentine coordinator, Nicolás, to
play soccer and have a good time.
News
Campo Crisis: round three
Last week, transport companies and drivers put their foot down and joined the ongoing ‘campo crisis’ in an effort to force an early end to the protests that has lead them to remain idle and deprives them of revenue.
Only in the district of Olavarría, 200 trucks were used blocking roads and the roadblocks quickly spread nationwide. Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo said: “There are hundreds of trucks with grain prepared to reach our ports but they are unable to do so. Farm leaders continue to show their authoritarianism and intolerance by claiming the right to decide who can and who cannot transit along Argentine roads.”
In the first round of protests, a three-week grain sales boycott, farmers blocked roads and caused widespread food shortages but then, to not estrange themselves from the people they shifted strategy, and during their second and their current third protest no food shortages has been caused.
Head of the FATAC truck hauliers lobby in Santa Fe, Vicente Bouvier, explained how: ‘this is the logical consequence of bringing a sector into the conflict that is alien to it, and this has brought the situation to a standstill’.
At the moment the government refuses to resume talks if farmers continue their protest. In turn, farmers, accuse the government of lacking the real will to talk, and seeking to erode them as a group.
www.theargentimes.com, #39 page 4: News from around Argentina
What Happened
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Mendoza Excursion
Expanish students took an excursion to Argentina´s beautiful city of Mendoza a couple of weeks ago. Known for its bodegas, wineries, and olive oil production, Mendoza is a main stop over for adventure-seekers. Aside from visiting some of the country´s most acclaimed wineries, activities include mountaineering, hiking, horseback riding, rafting, various extreme sports, and more.
Students arrived in Mendoza the morning of Friday, June 6, and checked into one of Mendoza´s most fun and social hostels. After aquainting themselves with the city center, students headed off for a tour and tasting of the wineries. Students then went out together for a very delicious dinner typical of the region.
On Saturday morning, we joined other guests at the hostel on a tour of Alta Montaña.
Sunday was another adventure-filled day as students chose to participate in tafting, trekking, horse back riding, canopying, rappeling or mountain biking. After a very active and culturally enriching weekend on the mountain and in the city, students were reading to retire to the bus to start the journey back to Buenos Aires. Another successful expedition!
About
Biography of the Universidad de Belgrano
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Universidad de Belgrano (UB) is a private
university founded in 1964 in Buenos Aires’ Belgrano neighborhood. After 30 years of continuous growth, UB now
has thirteen schools for both Undergraduate and Graduate studies, and has
earned its reputation as one of the most distinguished universities in Buenos
Aires.
The Expanish Study Abroad program gives university students
studying abroad in Buenos Aires the option to challenge themselves either at UB
or Universidad Torcuato di Tella. As both are excellent universities, our
reasoning for partnering up with UB is its complete academic offering, its safe
and illustrious location, and the student body’s access to a vast array of
academic and cultural resources. Classes are taught by native professors in
a wide variety of subjects spanning from art history to business. Furthermore, students are within walking
distance of some of the city’s best dining and cultural activities and a quick
subway ride away from the shopping of Palermo and the excitement of the
downtown Microcentro.
Let’s dive deeper into life at UB with Expanish Study Abroad student
Tyler Kurlas, an Engineering student from the University of Southern California
(USC). Here’s what Tyler had to say when
asked about his overall experience so far studying at UB.
“I knew
University of Belgrano was going to be a good experience when I got
there. The foreign exchange program is comprised of about 100 students
from the U.S., and 100 from all over the world, primarily Europe and Latin
America. So, you can either hang out with gringos, or
immerse yourself with the locals. I think I picked a healthy balance of
both. I elected to take all of my classes in Castellano, and
despite not understanding the vast majority of it for the first two months, I
stuck it out and it proved to be the right choice (after many hours of
rereading the texts). From classes in tango to the Argentine perspective
on globalization, there are many things in between to choose from. If you're looking for a great six months, to
meet cool people from all around the world, at a school that has a
respected name, University of Belgrano is for you”!
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